Grigsby, Barbara

Content Description The P.O. Bledsoe Letters collection houses correspondence from the Bledsoe family, primarily P.O. Bledsoe, J.M. Bledsoe, and Annie Gilliam. The collection, which dates from 1942-1945, consists mainly of correspondence between members of the Bledsoe family. P.O. and his brother, J.M., write each other regarding their experiences serving on different fronts of the war. Meanwhile, Annie Gilliam and other members of the Bledsoe family write to the brothers about life back home. These...

Scope and Contents

The Purple and Gold Collection contains approximately 550 items, consisting of monthly editions of The Purple and Gold literary magazine, ranging from 1914 to 2007, with gaps in the collection. The magazine was in print on a monthly basis during the school year from the early 1910s through the mid-1960s. Special class reunion editions were published later, with the most recent one in the collection published in 2007.